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Trump to Meet U.S. Business Leaders on Infrastructure, Tax Reform

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with about 20 chief executives Tuesday including heads of General Motors Co, IBM Corp and Wal-Mart Stores Inc as he works to gain support for a $1 trillion infrastructure program, tax reform and other administration priorities, a government official briefed on the matter said.

Trump has pledged to unlock $1 trillion in private and public infrastructure investments to fix bridges, improve the electrical grid and broadband internet, modernize airports and potentially rebuild hospitals for veterans. Nearly three months after his inauguration, Trump will again seek the advice and funds of the private sector for his "national rebuilding" program.